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GBR Olympian Andrew Willis Retires From Competitive Swimming

Two-time British Olympian Andrew Willis has called time on his lengthy swimming career.

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Peaty’s Coach Mel Marshall Earns Loughborough Honorary Doctorate

Mel Marshall, coach of world record holder Adam Peaty, has received an honorary doctorate from Loughborough University.

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Cate Campbell Busts Out The Sprints In Cairns Pan Pacs Camp

Olympic champion Cate Campbell describes what her Pan Pacific Championships training camp is like in Cairns, a place where sunshine is in abundance.

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2018 CAC Games Kick-off In Colombia

Dylan Carter is one of the swimmers to watch in Colombia, as the 2018 Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Games get underway.

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FINA Favors Morning Finals At 2020 Olympic Games

The 2020 Olympic Games may see swimming finals take place in the morning, giving American broadcasters the primetime broadcasting advantage.

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(Most Of) Tokyo 2020 Olympic Competition Schedule Released

Most of the Tokyo 2020 competitive schedule has been released, minus a few events of interest to swimming fans.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Aquatics Center Construction On Schedule

The Olympic Aquatic Center in Tokyo is on schedule for the 2020 Summer Games.

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Schooling Wins Sportsman Of The Year Honors For Fifth Time

Joseph Schooling took to his home nation’s stage this week to collected his 5th career sportsman of the year award.

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Brazilian Sprint Star Bruno Fratus Out Of Pan Pacs

Brazilian speedster Bruno Fratus has been removed from the nation’s roster for Pan Pacs and replaced with Iago Moussalem.

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After Larkin Break-up, Seebohm Missing From Australian Training Camp

World champion Emily Seebohm is notably absent from Australia’s training camp taking place in Cairns this week, part of a one-month series of team training stints leading up to this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo.

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Get Ready For Euros By Watching Ben Proud’s Monster 21.16 50 Free

With the European Championships kicking off in less than 20 days, re-live some of the action building up to the big event in the form of British swimmer Ben Proud’s furious 50m free from last month.

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New South Wales Still Struggling To Find Its Swimming Mojo

With just 6% of the Australian roster for this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships stemming from New South Wales (NSW), Swimming Australia is once again facing the question of how to keep emerging talent from leaving the state.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay To Start In Tsunami-Hit Fukushima

With just over 740 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, organizers have disclosed that the Olympic torch relay will begin on March 26, 2020 in the Fukushima Prefecture.

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Swim England Introduces 5 New National Performance Centers

Swim England has announced the creation of five new National Swimming Performance Centers aimed at supporting the nation’s emerging talent.

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Mark Szaranek Finding His Stride Alongside Ryan Lochte

Scottish swimmer Mark Szaranek is finding his form by racing American Ryan Lochte everyday in practice.

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